Daily Archives: 10/02/2021

AMF Chairman Calls on European Regulators to Ease Blockchain Requirements

Chairman of the French Financial Markets Authority (AMF) Robert Ophèle said European regulators should reconsider their attitude towards DLT and blockchain. Ofel said this at the 5th Annual Conference on Fintech and Regulation. The AMF Chairman urged financial supervisors to take a new approach to regulating blockchain-based financial instruments, as this technology is starting to be used in many areas of activity. Ophel proposed that the oversight of the cryptocurrency industry be carried out entirely…

RBC Capital Markets: “Apple needs to buy more BTC and develop a cryptocurrency exchange”

Analysts at investment bank RBC Capital Markets believe that after launching its own cryptocurrency exchange, Apple will be able to earn more than $ 40 billion a year. Apple’s market cap is around $ 2.3 trillion. Analysts have compared Apple to payments company Square, which was founded by Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey. Square bought 4,709 BTC for $ 50 million in October. According to RBC Capital Markets analyst Mitch Steves, Square’s quarterly revenues from cryptocurrency…